Essex market draws hundreds to buy preloved parenting items

Hundreds of parents visited the Mum2Mum Market at Highwoods Community Centre in Colchester to buy and sell second-hand baby and parenting items. The event offered preloved prams, maternity wear, toys, clothes and other equipment.

A market selling barely used baby, children's and parenting equipment and clothing took place at Highwoods Community Centre in Colchester. The Mum2Mum Market invited parents to bring items they no longer needed to sell to other families. The event ran at the weekend and attracted a large local turnout. Organisers presented a variety of second-hand items aimed at babies, children and pregnancy. Event details: - Location: Highwoods Community Centre, Colchester. - Attendance: Reported as hundreds of parents and carers over the weekend. - Offerings: Preloved baby equipment, maternity clothes, toddler clothes, toys and books. - Examples mentioned: Prams, cots, highchairs and other child or pregnancy-related items. - Purpose: Parents sell items they are not using to other parents who may benefit from them. Summary: The market acted as a local exchange point where families could buy and sell gently used parenting items, bringing together parents from the community. Undetermined at this time.